The Russian potatoes survived!

Tania · August 14, 2011

Some folks may remember I posted earlier about losing all my tomatoes and potatoes to late blight back in July this year. Having lost 600+ tomato plants was devastating enough, but in addition to this I also lost all the baby potato plants that I grew from seed I received from Russia this spring.

The plants were very tiny, maybe 4" tall max when they died.

Well... Yesterday I was sifting the soil in one of the beds where the poor things were, and I found some small 0.5-0.75" tubers! I was so happy, I dug the entire bed with my hands and found about a dozen of these. It is so great to realize that I have not lost them completely. I have recovered four varieties out of 7 I planted from seed. They are:

- Triumf
- Ausonia
- Krasa
- Dunyasha

The first three are commercial varieties, and Dunyasha is an old Kazakhstan/Russian tomato I got the seed from the breeder directly. I am so glad I have them!

The things are always not as bad as they look at the first glance...

Tania

salix · August 14, 2011

Glad you got a happy surprise!

tjg911 · August 14, 2011

good for you, you needed a break!

i'd be very careful using them for stock vs eating as LB over winters in potato tubers but i suppose you know that.

tom

August 14, 2011	#1
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	The Russian potatoes survived! Some folks may remember I posted earlier about losing all my tomatoes and potatoes to late blight back in July this year. Having lost 600+ tomato plants was devastating enough, but in addition to this I also lost all the baby potato plants that I grew from seed I received from Russia this spring. The plants were very tiny, maybe 4" tall max when they died. Well... Yesterday I was sifting the soil in one of the beds where the poor things were, and I found some small 0.5-0.75" tubers! I was so happy, I dug the entire bed with my hands and found about a dozen of these. It is so great to realize that I have not lost them completely. I have recovered four varieties out of 7 I planted from seed. They are: - Triumf - Ausonia - Krasa - Dunyasha The first three are commercial varieties, and Dunyasha is an old Kazakhstan/Russian tomato I got the seed from the breeder directly. I am so glad I have them! The things are always not as bad as they look at the first glance... Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; August 14, 2011 at 02:18 PM.

August 14, 2011	#3
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	good for you, you needed a break! i'd be very careful using them for stock vs eating as LB over winters in potato tubers but i suppose you know that. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

August 14, 2011	#2
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Glad you got a happy surprise!